The U.S. General Service Administration's (GSA)
plan to swap two federal Washington, D.C., buildings for renovation services may hit a roadblock. The D.C. Preservation League nominated one of those buildings, the GSA Regional Office building, for historic landmark status. If successful, the landmark label could lower the building’s value to prospective developers. [
Washington Business Journal]

A federal audit revealed that Trade Center Management Associates, the company managing the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in D.C., obtained its contract through favoritism. [
The Washington Post]

Interior renderings of a more "hip" Marriott, designed by D.C.
–based Studio3877. [
HotelChatter]

Step Up, Step Down:

Rebecca Johnson was named the executive director of AIA Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Center for Architecture. [
ARCHITECT]